Preparing to enter the Trieste for one of its many dives are, left to right: Lt. Cmdr. Dalton James, MC, USN; Cmdr. J.W. Davies, Oceanographic Programs Officer at the Naval Electrical Laboratory; and Lt. Cmdr. Don Keach, USN, Officer in Charge of the Trieste. Personnel were changed on various dives. Naval Institute Archives

John Houchen, left, and N.D. Smith, SOS2(SS), on right, divers attached to the Trieste, going overboard to inspect the hull and attach equipment. Naval Institute Archives

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Sam LaGrone is the editor of USNI News.
He was formerly the U.S. Maritime Correspondent for the Washington D.C. bureau of Jane’s Defence Weekly and Jane’s Navy International. In his role he covered legislation, acquisition and operations for the Sea Services and spent time underway with the U.S. Navy, U.S. Marine Corps and the Canadian Navy.

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